Celebrated in films like A Christmas Story, and fondly remembered by millions of real-life owners, the Daisy BB gun remains an icon of American childhood. Neal Punchard, himself an avid collector of Daisy air guns, surveys the company's products and its legacy in popular culture from its founding in 1888 to its centenary. More than 100 air rifles, BB guns, and toy guns are pictured here in large, vivid color photos—from the gleaming silver 1889 First Model (with its upper cocking lever and wire shoulder stock) to sparking Buck Rogers Atomic Pistols of the 1940s and the realistic Model 179 Peacemaker pistol—as well as colorful advertisements and numerous accessories and sets.